Sip, swirl, and spit the best tastings and wine events of the upcoming week:
Best Cellars invites James Beard nominee Sharon Hage of York Street to create a menu around four delicious wines, including Clean Slate Riesling, Olivier Leflaive Les Setilles Burgundy, Jade Mountain La Provencale, and Capezzana Barco Reale di Carmignano from Tuscany. Saturday, June 2. $10 per person and all featured wines are 10 percent off.
Off the Vine/Into the Glass welcomes owner Patricia Kluge and winemaker Gabriele Rausse of Kluge Estates for a special winemaker dinner this Tuesday, June 4. Enjoy a five-course dinner paired with these outstanding Virginian (yes, Virginia) wines. $55 per person.
Grand Tastings features the wines of Spain and Portugal this Thursday, June 7. Taste what’s hot now from GT’s rutas de vino (wine route), including Cavas, whites, reds, and ports. $19 for wine club members. $23 for non-members. Cheese will accompany the tastings.